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[–] meme_historian@lemmy.dbzer0.com 192 points 2 weeks ago (5 children)

"You must be able to read code faster than you write it, spotting hallucinations, security vulnerabilities, and logic errors instantly."

I've seldomly come across a more delusional statement...

[–] AlphaOmega@lemmy.world 50 points 2 weeks ago

I just spotted the first logic error.

[–] exu@feditown.com 39 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Reading: yes
Comprehending: no

Edit: markdown line break

[–] bestboyfriendintheworld@sh.itjust.works 32 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

This is written like an AI prompt.

[–] StellarSt0rm@lemmy.world 12 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I think the text is AI generated, "you will not just be writing code; you will be orchestrating it", literally "its not x - its y" but written a little differently.

Edit: Forgot the "just" in the quote

[–] luciferofastora@feddit.org 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Remember to tell it not to put any bugs in its output! That's sure to help.

It does help weirdly enough. At least I think so.

[–] Avicenna@programming.dev 28 points 2 weeks ago

"You don't need to know how to code but you must be able to spot code bugs at the speed of thought"

[–] RamRabbit@lemmy.world 8 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Understanding the intricacies of someone else's code takes longer than writing code yourself. Good luck to this company!